07 Dec 1907
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Newspaper
Rock Island Argus
Location
Rock Island, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Dec 07, 1907
Page
1
Victims at Mo Nongah believed fewer than 400 as rescue teams continue work. Authorities say initial estimates exceed safety expectations while search efforts persist amid dangerous conditions and collapsing shafts. Red cross and local officials coordinate relief as families await news.
A historical ledger lists mining accidents by date and place in 1907, noting a total death toll of 1,219 from Monongah and Toyooka disasters. It covers rescue efforts at Monongah, where 16 bodies were recovered with workers inside and out, and describes morgue setup and community grief among Monongah residents.
A Seoul dispatch reports after Prince Ita left Korea the Japanese resident general, a crowd of Koreans attacked a branch police station near midnight on Dec 5. One Japanese man was killed, another wounded, and several Koreans were severely injured before the outbreak was quelled.
Five hundred masked attackers marched into Hopkinsville at 2 am wrecking property valued over $200,000. Police fire and telegraph crews rushed to control the mob as warehouses burned and windows were shot out. Two men were hurt while a brakeman was shot. dozens of townspeople mourn the disaster amid scenes of grief at nearby mines.
Stockholm reports the aged ruler’s condition rapidly declining with unconscious spells and a weakening heart. Ecclesiastics are at his bedside as officials note the king’s strength waning, consciousness intermittent, and end expected momentarily.
Governor Malcolm R Patterson wed Mamie Gardner of Union City today. Gardner is sister of Russell A Gardner, the millionaire buggy manufacturer of St. Louis. Taft relatives loom in brief notes as other items report Louisa Taft's illness and Marcellus Hopkins's death in Chicago.
San Francisco reports that Japanese forces in Formosa are deploying electric fences to exterminate head hunters suspected of murdering a Chinese and Japanese group. Walter Clifton of Formosa Mercantile says about 100,000 natives along the island’s east coast resist civilization, prompting drastic measures. Troops surround enclaves, wire fences are electrified, and escapes are struck down, as patrols hunt down the tribesmen in punitive operations.
Thousands greet William Jennings Bryan as he launches the 1904 Democratic campaign in Illinois in Chicago and Freeport. He praises party unity, endorses Roosevelt ideas, and hints at his own return to the presidency. The Freeport events draw demonstrations, a banquet, and calls for Gov. Lewis. Bryan asserts the 1896 platform as the party’s foundation and challenges Republican claims of stability.
Governor Deneen signed the navigability bill declaring the Desplaines river navigable. Attorney General Stead will file at least three suits to remove Economy Light and Power from the river, citing state ownership of the river bed, navigability with an obstructing dam, and an invalid lease due to inadequate compensation.
Boise Idaho December seventh jury to hear case against George Pettibone completed yesterday afternoon. Proceedings now move forward with the trial of the accused official of the miners.
Kansas City reports Dr. W. S. Woods president of the National Bank of Commerce stated the bank that closed Wednesday may resume operations within a short time. Separately, the Cunard steamer Carmania ran aground in New Ambros channel after leaving the pier at seven this morning but showed no signals of distress.
The Republican National Committee selected Chicago as the site for the next convention with 32 votes for Chicago, 17 for Kansas City, and 4 for Denver. June 16 was set as the date. Delegates from Illinois, Missouri and other states argued Chicago’s case, while Kansas City supporters cheered and Kansas City delegates were loud in their backing.
Tokyo reports that after conferences between United States Ambassador O'Brien and Foreign Minister Hayashi a plan limits emigration to students and solvent businessmen, banning Japanese laborers from going to America. Taft flies home from Europe aboard the President Grant. In St Louis a fierce fire in a men’s rooming house caused panic on a third-story escape, with several injured and one possibly dying.
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